Steam Survey for January 2026 shows a small drop for Linux and macOS
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- Windows OS share on Steam increased to 94.62% in January 2026.
- Linux and macOS saw a drop in user share, with Linux at 3.38% and macOS at 2.01%.
- English language usage on Steam decreased, while other languages like Simplified Chinese and Russian rose.
- SteamOS Holo 64 bit remains the most popular Linux distribution at 24.79%, despite a slight decrease.
- New entry Nobara Linux 43 (KDE Plasma Desktop Edition) appeared in the Linux distribution list.
- Steam Deck LCD and OLED models saw slight decreases in their shares.
- Request for a 64-bit Linux launcher for Steam was mentioned.